# Bushcaddy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bushcaddy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bushcaddy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushcaddy > Source revision: 1065456200 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian homebuilt light aircraft manufacturer Bushcaddy International Inc Type Private company Industry Aerospace Defunct 2020 Fate Out of business Headquarters Canada Key people CEO: Tony Watkin Products Kit aircraft Services Aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, repairs Number of employees 5 (2005) **Bushcaddy Aircraft Canada**, usually just called **Bushcaddy** or **BushCaddy**, was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer based at the [Cornwall Regional Airport](/source/Cornwall_Regional_Airport) in [Summerstown, Ontario](/source/Summerstown%2C_Ontario). The company specialized in the design and manufacture of [kit aircraft](/source/Kit_aircraft).[1][2][3][4][5] By August 2020 the company website had been blanked and it is likely that the company is no longer in business. ## History Sean Gilmore, designer of the [Bushcaddy L-162 Max](/source/Bushcaddy_L-162_Max) and [L-164](/source/L-164). The company started as a flight training operation called *Club Aeronautique Delisle Incorporated* (CADI), based in [Lac Saint-Jean](/source/Lac_Saint-Jean), Quebec. It was founded by Jean Eude Potvin who designed the [CADI R-80](/source/CADI_R-80) and put it into production as a kit aircraft in 1994. He went on to design and build the [R-120](/source/Bushcaddy_R-120) and [L-160](/source/Bushcaddy_L-160).[4] Sean Gilmore and Marlene Gill started a flight training venture at [Montréal/Saint-Lazare Aerodrome](/source/Montr%C3%A9al%2FSaint-Lazare_Aerodrome), operating a CADI R-80 aircraft. Impressed with the design they became distributors for Potvin, handling marketing outside of Quebec. In 1998 Potvin expressed a desire to retire and Gilmour and Gill bought CADI, including the rights to the R-80, R-120 and L-160 aircraft designs. They renamed the company *Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service*, commonly called *CLASS*. Between 1998 and 2001 Potvin still produced parts, as CLASS assumed production. Potvin retired in 2001.[4] To preserve the CADI name the aircraft line was called *BushCaddy*, a play on the abbreviation and the meaning of *one who carries*. To expand production the company moved to larger accommodation at nearby [Les Cedres, Quebec](/source/Les_Cedres%2C_Quebec). By 2005 they had five employees with Gilmore doing the design and engineering work and Gill handling the marketing and financial aspects. Gilmore designed the [Bushcaddy L-162 Max](/source/Bushcaddy_L-162_Max) and [L-164](/source/L-164).[4] In about 2010 Gilmore and Gill retired and sold the company to Tony Watkin, an Australian who relocated it to [Lachute](/source/Lachute), [Quebec](/source/Quebec) and renamed it after the aircraft line itself, Bushcaddy International Inc.[5] In November 2012 the company moved production to the [Cornwall Regional Airport](/source/Cornwall_Regional_Airport) at [Summerstown, Ontario](/source/Summerstown%2C_Ontario) and also accepted a contract with the airport to operate the [UNICOM](/source/UNICOM) radio service.[6] ## Aircraft A CLASS R-80 Bush Caddy under construction at the CLASS factory in Les Cedres, Quebec, Canada. Summary of aircraft built by CADI, CLASS and Bushcaddy Model name First flight Number built Type Bushcaddy R-80 1994 Two seat kit aircraft Bushcaddy R-120 Two seat kit aircraft Bushcaddy L-160 Two/three seat kit aircraft Bushcaddy L-162 Max 2005 Two/four seat kit aircraft Bushcaddy L-164 c2007 Four seat kit aircraft ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_1-0)** Vandermeullen, Richard: *2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide*, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WDLA11_2-0)** Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 98. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WDLA04_3-0)** Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04*, page 179. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hunt_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hunt_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Hunt_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Hunt_4-3) Hunt, Adam: *Elegant Utility - Flying the CLASS R-80 BushCaddy*, Canadian Flight July 2005, page B-1. [Canadian Owners and Pilots Association](/source/Canadian_Owners_and_Pilots_Association). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BC_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BC_5-1) Bushcaddy (2012). ["About Us"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208041703/http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=7). Archived from [the original](http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=7) on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["BushCaddy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130204003706/http://bushcaddy.com/en/). BushCaddy. Archived from [the original](http://bushcaddy.com/en/) on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. ## External links - [Official website](http://bushcaddy.com/) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bushcaddy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bushcaddy). v t e Bushcaddy aircraft Fixed wing aircraft R-80 R-120 L-160 L-162 L-164 Companies Bushcaddy Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service Club Aeronautique Delisle Incorporated --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bushcaddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushcaddy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushcaddy?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.